The Ideology of the Museum Computer Network: Talk with Kim West

As part of CALL IT MUSEUM, Kim West will talk about The Museum Computer Network.

The Museum Computer Network was an organization founded in New York in 1967, with the purpose of experimenting with ways of integrating emerging computer technology in the administration of museum collections and the planning of visitor experiences. In this talk Kim West presents some aspects of the organization’s early projects, and asks what the implications of those projects could be for contemporary museum and exhibitional practices.

Kim West is a critic, researcher, and editor, based in Stockholm. He is currently an Associate Professor at REMESO at Linköping University. Recent publications include The Autonomy of Art is Ordinary (Sternberg Press, 2024).